"...Charles Breedlove, 56, of Huntsville, Ala. rallies with American Postal Worker Union members in Detroit to protest..."
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Warning: Union revolution is next
"...Charles Breedlove, 56, of Huntsville, Ala. rallies with American Postal Worker Union members in Detroit to protest..."
This Article is From: www.csmonitor.com
Netflix
"...Reed Hastings founded Netflix on the idea that using the U.S. Postal Service to deliver rented DVDs would be a superior business model. Critics scoffed, but Reed was right. Today, with more than 12.3 million subscribers, Netflix is the biggest company in the business...."
This Article is From: www.cabot.net
Collect Postmarks
"Collect postmarks from across the country."
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Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2010
An attempt to lower working class wages?
"...arbitrators have awarded postal employees what they believe are comparable pay and benefits without taking the Postal Service's financial condition into account. Recognizing that this situation cannot continue in a world where the Postal Service operates under a rate cap and faces stiffer competition from electronic communication, the bill requires arbitrators to take the Postal Service's financial condition into account along with other factors such as the comparability requirement and the details of the rate system. ..."
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"...arbitrators have awarded postal employees what they believe are comparable pay and benefits without taking the Postal Service's financial condition into account. Recognizing that this situation cannot continue in a world where the Postal Service operates under a rate cap and faces stiffer competition from electronic communication, the bill requires arbitrators to take the Postal Service's financial condition into account along with other factors such as the comparability requirement and the details of the rate system. ..."
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Who was the first Postmaster General?
"...Postal service in the United States was greatly influenced by Benjamin Franklin who was appointed Postmaster of Philadelphia in 1737, Joint Postmaster General of the colonies for the Crown in 1753, and Postmaster for the United Colonies in 1775. Through Franklin's efforts, the length of time for mail service between major cities in the colonies was cut in half. ..."
USPS announces restructuring of Maintenance
"...the new Maintenance structure. There will be an opportunity to those eligible to apply for a VERA to take a VERA with an effective date at the end of 2010. The application process for obtaining a Maintenance position throughout the restructuring will be limited to EAS employees only. No craft employees will be allowed to apply for Maintenance positions until the restructuring is completed in December, 2010. ..."
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Hearing on postal consolidation set for Monday
"...An area mail processing feasibility study in Huntington started earlier this summer and was completed earlier this month. Several dozen employees could be transferred to other post offices, including the one in Charleston that has nearly 200 employees...."
Saturday, September 18, 2010
100 year old postal worker is not retiring
"...He has been working at the Lexington Park Postal Office since 1970. He's still at it six days a week at least five hours a day. ..."
Postal Service challenges OSHA citations at Portsmouth facility
"...Officials say inspectors found untrained or inadequately trained employees at the distribution center performing troubleshooting and voltage testing on or near live electrical equipment and wiring that had not first been de-energized. ..."
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Several postal service uniforms stolen, beware of impostors
"..."Postal employees should be maintain tight security for Postal facilities and monitor those entering any building, challenging unknown entrants for proper ID," said Postal Inspection Service Public Information Officer Justin Crooks. "This theft is a misdemeanor, but using the uniforms to perpetrate a crime would be a federal offense..."
Sunday, September 12, 2010
A look back: Postal chief calls agency 'critical'
This is a 'look back' to an Associated Press article dated March 26, 2009. Read our latest posts! .
"...The only lingering question, Potter told a House subcommittee, is which bills will get paid and which will not. He said ensuring the payment of workers' salaries comes first. But Potter also said other bills may have to wait...."
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Maintenance Changes and Early Retirements
"...There will be an opportunity to those eligible to apply for a VERA to take a VERA with an effective date at the end of 2010.
The application process for obtaining a Maintenance position throughout the restructuring will be limited to EAS employees only. No craft employees will be allowed to apply for Maintenance positions until the restructuring is completed in December, 2010. All applications for positions must go through eCareer for processing – even laterals. ..."
Sunday, August 29, 2010
President Obama: Why Are You Allowing Your Postmaster General to Run a Plantation?
"...the postal service is routinely falsifying employee clock rings, subjecting its employees to harassment, intimidation, and abuse, and forcing many of its employees to work between four and six hours a day without pay. Then, even though the Inspector General has documentation of the commission of a federal crimes in hand, the perpetrators are being allowed to walk away with impunity, and even promoted...."
Saturday, August 28, 2010
North Pole Postmark ...just around the corner!
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Friday, August 27, 2010
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations at Kansas City BMC
"...The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the Postal Service $191,000 in fines for exposing employees to serious and repeat safety hazards at the Bulk Mail Center (BMC) in Kansas City, KS...."
Postal Service sees $764M July loss
"...Mail volume was up 0.9% year over year to 13.8 billion pieces. Of that, 13.7 billion pieces were handled by the USPS' mailing services unit...."
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
USPS Moving to Implement Energy-efficient Lighting
"...The USPS currently has LEED-certified post offices in Denver, Colo. and Southampton, N.Y., as well as mail processing centers in Greenville, S.C. and Troy, Mich. Other green building initiatives include implementing energy-efficient lighting and HVAC as well as solar photovoltaic systems and fuel cells...."
Fight Against Subcontracting Takes Center Stage at MVS Conference
"...Subcontracting will be a topic of discussion when contract negotiations get underway next month, and will affect both drivers and mechanics, Pritchard said. The union’s goal will be to keep work in-house.
“The Postal Service is refusing to hire,” he noted. “We have always maintained that we give them a better product for less.”..."
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
APWU Convention and Contract Update
"...Burrus reminded delegates that the next round of contract negotiations is set to begin just days after the conclusion of the convention, and said the union’s goals are to restrict excessing, gain access to information from the Postal Service without cost, win more opportunities for upward mobility, limit subcontracting, and increase wages.
While 2010 bargaining will be difficult, Burrus assured delegates that the union expects to achieve more gains in these negotiations.
“We expect a contract that adequately rewards members for maintaining the best postal system in the world.”..."
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